Win was 86th win and win and third place were 348th to 349th podiums for Ford.

Second place was 240th podium for Citroen.

Tanak posted some stunning times while being on the limit and, at times, a bit over it as seen here. In the end he kept his car on the road and won. Ogier relaxed after Neuville's problems and settled down to observe whether Mikkelsen would make a mistake.

Mikkelsen had unfavourable road position on first day but despite that, he took second place overall and clung to it throughout the rally. Meeke broke suspension on Thursday's SSS, further alienating him with the team while Breen managed to grab 5th from Evans on final stage.

Hanninen stayed out of trouble, even winning SS10 when he chose hard tyres for it. Team-mate Latvala ran well until his car developed engine trouble on SS5, mechanical gremlins for a third rally running.

Hyundai had their worst result of the season, Paddon finishing best and still only eight. Neuville had been faster but his rear suspension broke on second day in a relatively harmless place. Sordo even led but went off in SS4.